Hello,
I had a query about the percentage of methanol to use that I included in a post in a different thread, but didn't get much response from it (there were also a million other questions posed in the thread), so I thought I would open a new thread to discuss it.
I know that there are some schools of though that think only 15% is required, while others think 25%. As methanol is the most expensive ingredient for the process, I think it's important to know the minimial amount required to create an acceptable batch of bio.
I previously used 20% for my batch, but mistakenly overdosed one batch and used almost 30%. At the end, I found this overdosed batch significantly clearer in comparison to the 20% batch. Does this suggest that 25% is required for conversion?
I've also read that it is a good idea to increase the percentage of methanol in the winter, but it said to increase from 15 to 20%, so 25% still seems high to me.
What do you guys think or what are you using?
Dave
I had a query about the percentage of methanol to use that I included in a post in a different thread, but didn't get much response from it (there were also a million other questions posed in the thread), so I thought I would open a new thread to discuss it.
I know that there are some schools of though that think only 15% is required, while others think 25%. As methanol is the most expensive ingredient for the process, I think it's important to know the minimial amount required to create an acceptable batch of bio.
I previously used 20% for my batch, but mistakenly overdosed one batch and used almost 30%. At the end, I found this overdosed batch significantly clearer in comparison to the 20% batch. Does this suggest that 25% is required for conversion?
I've also read that it is a good idea to increase the percentage of methanol in the winter, but it said to increase from 15 to 20%, so 25% still seems high to me.
What do you guys think or what are you using?
Dave
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